Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Recent Gaffe

Politico has reported today that Majority Leader Reid, in an interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, made the statement that Senator Kennedy’s death would be an aid to them. Below is a link to the Politico article. http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0909/Reid_Teddys_death_going_to_help_us.html

Honduras – What it means to us?

We all remember the big media blitz surrounding President Obama and his “friendly” encounter with the President of Venenzuela Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas. We also remember President Obama refusing to intervene or make a statement regarding the atrocities that occurred in Iran surrounding their recent elections. I mention these two scenarios [...]

911 Dispatcher & Air Traffic Control – Professions of Honor, Professions of Criticism

This comparison of 2 different professions with so many negative similarities may ask more questions than it does reveal answers but they need to be asked. How is it that we are protected on a daily basis by the actions of 911 Dispatchers and Air Traffic Controllers(ATC) but we still want to criticize when a [...]

Letter to the Editor

Check out my letter to the editor printed in today’s Patriot News. http://www.pennlive.com/letters/index.ssf/2009/08/legislators_would_do_well_to_r.html

Overdrawn Accounts Via Debit Cards??

Recently there have been many articles published in the media about banks allowing customers to overdraw their bank accounts when making debit card transactions. I do not see it that way. Having worked in a bank call center I am familiar with this problem. What consumers do not realize is that, in many cases, it [...]

The Circus of PA Politics

The shenanigans continue in the Pennsylvania budget battle. Today the Senate Republicans attempted to override the previous blue line vetos to SB850. This was done in the name of putting Pennsylvanians first. In reality what it did do was successfully waste a day that could have been used on something more constructive. The Senate Republicans [...]

Intense Town Halls

Recently we have witnessed extreme anger over the health care debate. This is anger that, I believe, even President Obama did not expect. Some have said that a failure of the Obama Administration to pass health care reform could spell failure for his overall administration. The backlash over the possibility of a public health care [...]

Parenting – One Approach

Parenting can be one of the most challenging endeavors that a person can undertake. There are so many pressures and statistics working against the lessons that are taught at home. I am a relatively new parent, and by no means have a monopoly on all of the good ideas when it comes to parenting. I [...]

Drunk Driving – Who’s to Blame?

Recently the world heard about another terrible tragedy as a result of drunk driving. Diane Shuler of Long Island, NY loaded her 2 year old daughter and her 3 nieces into her vehicle after having consumed far too much alcohol and under the influence of controlled substances. After driving the wrong way and crashing her [...]

Senator Corman Continues to Amaze

As state employees begin to receive the worst of news that they have lost their jobs, Senator Corman continues on his carefree attitude in regards to the matter. You may recall that when asked about the potential layoffs that Governor Rendell was saying were down the road of no new revenue, Senator Corman made the [...]